Painting help?

Question

How do I keep little "roller fuzzies" off of my walls?
I am using a polyester roller sleeve and latex paint.
Do I need to "break in" in a new sleeve?
How many times can you rinse and re-use a roller sleeve?

Answer 1

Buy the best roller you can. They can be reused till they fall apart or start putting out little fuzzies! Cheap 10 to a pack rollers are notorious about shedding.

Answer 2

Too keep "little roller fuzzies" off your walls, is a very simple task. First throw away the roller sleeve you are presently using. Start with a new sleeve. Before you using it, wrap masking tape around it and then peal it off. This will solve your problem by removing all the "fuzzie" from the roller sleeve. Works every time!! Good Luck!!

Answer 3

After applying thousands of gallons of paint, I spend the most for my "naps" to NOT have the problem you're having.

The cost difference is minimal and in the end the effort and time saved in NOT having to pick fuzzies will give you a sense of "saving."

With all due respect "Cheap" isn't in the end result.

I buy a lot of covers and never in large packages IE: 6 for $3. Certainly they serve a purpose as well as the higher priced covers, but might be best kept for exterior siding or garage floors.

"Break in" in essence is "break down" and over the course of use the paint, moisture, and use of the roller will PULL fiber from a roller nap. I offer an analogy. The inexpensive bristle brushes sold for what I like to define as a "throw away brush" Occasionally you might use one untill the bristles are only 1/4 inch long and not have a problem...BUT I promise you; most of the time, you'll be picking a single bristle out of the finish with the brush tip or finger tip, throughout the painting process.

I "wash" naps, and especially when I'm going to be in the same color range, or not using the cover for 36 hours or more, but if I'm staying in the same color, and know that I'll second coat...or move to another area with that same color, soon, I load the roller with the paint, wrap it well in a plastic bag, and know that when I come back within that reasonable time, the roller cover will still be viable.

Washing works fine also on any high grade nap, and I doubt covers are sold any longer with the nap glued onto cardboard tubes.

Consider the use and effect you want to achieve, and the time span a project will take you. Might it not be worth the higher price, for a cleaner effect, and then even throw the cover away? It's a logical decision in my opinion. In a trades sense they are part of the "consumables" just as Blue masking tape is.

I do have another suggestion, and I use these often for a pretty smooth effect. Foam covers. If the paint is a quality product and your method is appropriate, as the paint settles/flows, the end result shows no streaking, overlapping, orange peel effect, and they can be washed or thrown away at your discretion.

Another issue is the "length"/thickness of the nap you use. Obviously the shorter the nap the smoother the finish, the less paint you'll load the roller cover with, and the instructions on each package are pretty clear.

Steven Wolf

Answer 4

If you already have a roller fuzzies on the wall you need to slightly sand them and recoat the paint. To get the best roller you need to go to "Home Depot" or "Lowe's" and buy shed resistant rollers. They are usually white. Sometimes you can find the "teflon covered rollers" also. They are good. To prepare roller for painting you need to slightly wet your hands and gently go over the roller several times in order to pick up the "hair" that will eventually shed on your walls.

Answer 5

all rollers will have some fuzzies but lambs wool probably has the least... the are pretty expensive one thing that will help is to stick tape to the roller lightly all the way around this will pull a lot of the fuzzies off before you start to paint

Answer 6

A cheaper roller often will shed.Pay around 4 bucks for the roller to avoid this from happening

Answer 7

While it's true the the best quality will give you the least fuzzies a trick I use is I spiral wrap tape on the roller the pull it off. All the loose nap comes off with it. Put the tape on before you put the skin on the frame then pull it off after you put the skin on the frame.

Answer 8

go to any major paint not hardware store. Anyplace that is strictly a paint store like Parker or Sherwin Williams. Check their stock. They have short 1/4 inch nap that does not leave any pieces of nap when rolling. A good unit will last for sometime. Cheap ones will not last long and always "shed" in the paint.

Answer 9

Only buy the mid to best grade sherwin-williams rollers.
throw it out when you are done. It's $5
And only use their paint or a paint store brand.
It takes more time to put on cheap paint, and there is a difference. Don't use big box paint, unless you want that thin, faded out ,lots of drips and runs look.

Answer 10

quality short nap rollers will help reduce the fuzzies.